The Haynes Foundation reports consists of 5 reports funded, and published, by the Haynes Foundation that describe and examine social and economic conditions in Los Angeles between 1948 and 1950. The Haynes Foundation was established in 1926 by John Randolph Haynes, a prominent, reform-minded physician, and his suffragist wife, Dora. It is a leading supporter of social science research for Los Angeles, and is also the oldest private foundation in the city. The Foundation's grants are used to encourage study and research into the underlying causes of social problems in Los Angeles and to recommend ways of addressing them. The Foundation has funded hundreds of urban studies in the areas of education, transportation, local government, elections, public safety, demographics, public personal services and natural resources. In doing so, the Foundation has remained true to its founder's philosophy of promoting "the social betterment of mankind." Included in this small collection are: Eshref Shevky and Marilyn Williams, "The Social Areas of Los Angeles: Volume 1: Analysis and Typology" (1948) (typescript); Ruth Riemer, "An Annotated Bibliography of material on Ethnic Problems in Southern California (preliminary draft)" (circa 1948) (published jointly by the Haynes Foundation and the Department of Anthropology-Sociology of the University of California, Los Angeles); Gloria S. Goldberg, "Haynes Foundation Budget for Moderate Income Families. Prices for Los Angeles, September 1948" (1949); Gloria S. Goldberg, "Haynes Foundation Budget for Moderate Income Families. Prices for Los Angeles, September 1949" (1950); and Gloria S. Goldberg, "Haynes Foundation Budget for Moderate Income Families. Prices for Los Angeles, September 1950" (1951). The reports were originally held by the Research Department of the Welfare Council of Metropolitan Los Angeles.
